The Hal Leonard Fiddle Method is the perfect introduction to playing folk bluegrass and country styles on the Violin. Many traditional tunes are included to illustrate a variety of techniques.

A Fresh Approach to Sight-Reading-Joining The Dots: For Violin (Book 3) is the perfect book to help improve sight reading. With various exercises and warm ups this book will have the reader sight reading perfectly in no time. Joining The Dots: For Violin (Book 3) is the third from Alan Bullard?s Joining The Dots series that goes through the grades from 1 ? 5.

Book 1 from this highly acclaimed Violin method which has been designed to be suitable for both adults and children and includes classic and popular melodies that everyone knows and loves.The CD contains printable PDFs of the piano accomapaniments for play-along and audio of performances with violin and piano.

Teach violin with the popular Suzuki Violin School. The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability and that people are the product of their environment. According to Shinichi Suzuki a world-renowned violinist and teacher the greatest joy an adult can know come from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are taught using the 'mother-tongue' approach. Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school such as the Suzuki Violin School. Suzuki lessons are generally given in aprivate studio setting with additional group lessons. The student listens to the recordings and works with their Suzuki violin teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person. This Suzuki book is integral for Suzuki violin lessons. This revised edition of the Suzuki Violin School Volume 1 features: Revised editing of pieces including bowings and fingerings 16 additional pages Additional exercises some from Shinichi Suzuki plus additional insight and suggestions for teachers Text in English French German and Spanish Musical notation guide Fingerboard position.

Each exercise in this book tackles an individual aspect of bowing technique for violinists. Staccato spiccato arpeggios and string crossing are just a few of the techniques covered. In additon each exercise has the intention of strengthening arm muscles and wrist strokes.

Now more than ever the ability to sight-read fluently is an essential part of the training of musicians on an instrument. This workbook is designed to help overcome the nerves that can cause sight-reading problems by giving sound technical advice and confidence boosting tips. Step-by-step it helps the violinist to build up a complete picture of each piece first through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific problems then by the study of prepared piece with associated questions for the student to answer and finally to the real unprepared sight-reading test itself. Check-boxes for each stage allow both teacher and pupil to keep an eye on progress.Thenew editions of this popular series supports the new ABRSM string syllabus requirements from 2012 ensuring success in the sight-reading tests of graded exams.

Are you a Violinist who is curious about 'going electric' but have no idea where to begin? This book will walk you through the process of choosing an electric Violin shopping for an amplifier and using effectspedals.The book also covers improvisation in the genres of blues rock and funk. Chopping and other rhythmic techniques for bowed string instruments are explored as well as playing in a band rock string arranging andworking with DJs. 'Plugging In' will open new worlds of creativity for you as a string player and help you find your own voice in this brave new world! Includes access to online audio and video.

Guide du professeur-French violinist and conductor Jean-Pierre Wallez (b. 1939) studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he won many prizes. As a prolific violinist himself  Petit Violon Voyage Au Pays Des Comptines is well-informed. Wallez was the first solo violinist of the Orchestre de Paris. His later career saw him conduct and teach. His Petit Violon Voyage Au Pays Des Comptines includes illustrations suitable for children and well-known children's rhymes whilst addressing elements including hand positions holding the bow articulation and music theory amongst other aspects. Forall young beginner violinists Wallez's Petit Violon Voyage Au Pays Des Comptines ensures progressive and inspired learning of the Violin.

Designed as a follow-up to Volume 1 Volume 2 addresses such important skills as: 1) expanding a basic repertoire of common intermediate-level tunes 2) learning to use low first position 3) mastery of bowing down on the beat andcorrective slurring 4) artistic slurring 5) understanding basic music theory and 6) learning double-stop backup combinations. Some students who have studied violin or fiddle music before may be able to skip Volume 1 and startwith Volume 2 assuming they are proficient at skills such as proper violin and bow placement and can play a small repertoire of fiddle tunes with good tone and intonation. The DVD supplement to his critically acclaimedAmerican Fiddle Method Volume 2 continues and expands the skills introduced in Volume 1 and shares his pointers and shortcuts to help you learn to play the right stuff faster and better. Contents include: 27 intermediate/advancedtunes rhythmic slur combinations; tricks for playing in tune; secrets of great tone; fluid bowing; backup and chops; playing in flatted keys; and powerful double stops.